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Fern Sumpter Winbush, principal deputy director for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, gives an opening brief to families of missing service members at the DPAA Family Member Update, Bellevue, Washington, May 3, 2025.

May 3, 2025

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Met with Gold Star Families in Bellevue

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hosted its latest Family Member Update on May 3, where the agency provided updates to the families on their loved one’s cases.The event saw around 250 family

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Feb. 13, 2025

A Walk Through History: The DPAA Tour Program

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Along the corridors of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, artifacts of past conflicts hold the memories of a solemn promise: to provide the fullest possible accounting for America’s missing

Rick Holland, son of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Melvin Holland, sits on the summit of Phou Pha Thi during a visit to Laos, Jan. 24, 2025.

Feb. 11, 2025

A Life Fulfilling Climb

PHOU PHA THI, Laos — "I'm here, Dad!" Rick Holland shouted from atop a mountain in Laos as DPAA teams searched the jagged cliffs below for the men still missing from a battle that occurred 57 years ago. Holland’s father, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Melvin Holland, was one of 11 Airmen who lost their lives on Phou Pha Thi, also known as Lima Site 85.

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